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The latest news about research, events, staff and students from the School of East Asian Studies.

1 February 2021

SEAS in review - 2020

in light of our usual annual newsletter, which it is not possible to print and distribute as normal this year, we have created this year in review collating all our activities and experiences from 2020.

child lookingat cherry blossom - Hanami Ueno Park

31 March 2021

Japan’s cherry blossom viewing parties – the history of chasing the fleeting beauty of sakura

As cherry blossom springs up across Japan, Dr Nozomi Uematsu explores the history of hanami and chasing the fleeting beauty of sakura in the conversation.

Published by The Conversation

22 January 2021

SEAS team receives an AHRC Network Grant Award to better understand the impact group-based creative activities have on wellbeing.

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Coates, Dr Jamie Coates, Dr Robert Simpkins, and Dot Finan on being awarded an AHRC Network Grant Award to support their research project Groups, Clubs, and Scenes: Informal Creative Practices in Japan.

Explore our virtual poetry exhibition

As part of their Korean language coursework, this year’s level 2 Korean Studies students were asked to write a poem with a translation, including artwork if they wished.

4 June 2021

SEAS welcomes a number of new staff

The School of East Asian Studies has recently employed a number of new staff, growing our expertise in areas of East Asian business, politics and international relations.

26 May 2021

East Asian Studies Creative Writing Competition -Winners

We’ve launched our first East Asian Studies Creative Writing Competition for students in Years 10 -12 on the theme 'How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?'. Read the winning entries now.

10 May 2021

Come work for us!

Due to growing worldwide interest in East Asian Studies we are recruiting to a number of new positions.

1 April 2021

Join our team and help us expand and enhance our expertise of the East Asia Region!

Due to a growing worldwide interest in the East Asia region and a growing student body we are looking to appoint two Lecturers in East Asian Studies to enhance and expand our excellent research and teaching.

28 January 2021